Congratulations to the following Severn surgical trainees who won prizes at the 6th Annual Research, Audit and Quality Improvement Training and Prize Day on Friday, the 26th of September, 2014 at Engineers' House, Bristol:
Audit
Jeffrey Lim (£500) for "Measurement of adherence to sepsis guidelines in emergency general surgery admissions: a multicentre study."
Quality Improvement
Michelle Carey (£250) for "The use of interactive media to enhance the nasogastric tube safety message."
Research
Laura Gould (£1000) for "Existing evidence in emergency non-trauma general surgery: on overview of systematic reviews."
In addition, the following trainees also received £50 book vouchers for "Best Questions": Hui-Ling Kerr (Audit section), Laura Gould (Quality Improvement section) and Luke Brunton (Research section).
The annual Severn School of Surgery event also included an interactive workshop on "Designing and delivering inspirational presentations" by Mr. Ross Fisher, a consultant paediatric surgeon in Sheffield, and a key note presentation on "Designing high-quality trials to improve practice" by Professor Tim Peters of the University of Bristol, in addition to the many presentations from surgical trainees competing for the awards. A full programme of the day's activities/speakers can be found at http://www.surgery.severndeanery.nhs.uk/events/show/6th-annual-research-audit-and-quality-improvement-training-and-prize-day/
Many congratulations again to this year's winners. The tremendous competition for these prizes is a testament to the quality of our surgical programme.
(C. Elliott)